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   Sab·o·tage

   /ˈsabəˌtäZH/

   

   verb

   • 1. deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage: "power lines from South Africa were sabotaged by rebel forces" Similar wreckdeliberately damagevandalizedestroyobstructdisruptcrippleimpairincapacitatedisruptspoilruinwreckunderminefilibusterimpairdamagethreatensubvertinformal:throw a spanner in the works ofmullerthrow a monkey wrench in the works of

   noun

   • 1. the action of sabotaging something: "a coordinated campaign of sabotage" Similar wreckingdeliberate damagevandalismdestructionobstructiondisruptioncripplingimpairmentincapacitationrare:ecotagedisruptionspoilingruiningwreckingunderminingfilibusteringimpairmentdamagesubversioninformal:a spanner in the worksa monkey wrench in the works

   Word Origin early 20th century: from French, from saboter ‘kick with sabots, wilfully destroy’ (see sabot).

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